MalwareEducationEducationRansomwareRansom DemandedCustomer Data InvolvedEmployee Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDHighContained

South Suburban College

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Severity

High

Discovered

Apr 19, 2024

Filed

Aug 6, 2024

To disclose

16 weeks

Affected · nationwide

96,0123 in this filing

Linked

6 filings

Confidence

66%

Full breach record for South Suburban College →

South Suburban College, an Illinois higher education institution, disclosed a cybersecurity attack occurring on November 8, 2023, where an unauthorized third party attempted to infiltrate its network and demand ransom. The incident was discovered on April 19, 2024. The breach potentially exposed students' names, mailing addresses, dates of birth, and Social Security numbers. Approximately 96,012 individuals were affected, including 3 Maine residents. The College engaged forensic investigators and provided 12 months of credit monitoring and fraud assistance via TransUnion.

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Maine clockDiscovered Apr 19, 2024 → Filed with AG Aug 6, 2024109d ✗ ME AG >90d16 weeks discovery → filing

⚠ AG web formThe discovery date came from the AG web-form field, which is systematically later than the detection date stated in the letter. Treat the clock as indicative.

Incident timeline

undetected · 163 days

discovery → filing · 16 weeks / 109 days

Nov 8, 2023

Begins

Apr 19, 2024

Discovered

Aug 6, 2024

Filed

vs. sector median

+9 wks slower

This filing is one of 6 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

New Hampshire State AGbd_722798b0bd47ba7a2024-08-06Verified
Montana State AGbd_893b9875938d13012024-08-06Candidate
Massachusetts State AGbd_98e7f48b632601a92024-08-06Verified
Vermont State AGbd_b1c3f44321d8af222024-08-05 · +1dVerified

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Illinois State AGbd_3c0191017b1f519a2024-08-01 · +5dVerified

Name: South Suburban College
norm: south suburban college

Name: South Suburban College
norm: south suburban college
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: Apr 19, 2024
Breach occurred: Nov 8, 2023
Undetected for: 163 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Aug 5, 2024
Affected individuals: 96,012state + nationwide
Data types: Identity (basic)Government ID
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
MITRE ATT&CK: T1486 Data Encrypted for ImpactT1078 Valid Accounts
Threat actor: ExternalFinancial

During the incident: Moved quickly to secure its network environment
Launched a thorough investigation
Engaged external cybersecurity experts and independent IT security and forensic investigators
Providing access to Single Bureau Credit Monitoring/Single Bureau Credit Report/Single Bureau Credit Score services at no charge
Providing proactive fraud assistance
Changes made: Implementing additional safeguards and enhanced security measures
Reviewed and taken steps to enhance its policies and procedures relating to the security of its systems
Enhanced information life cycle management
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 16 weeks(109 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: ME AG >90d · 109dME resident >60d · 108d
Discovery-date grounding: AG web formThe discovery date came from the AG web-form field, which is systematically later than the detection date stated in the letter. Treat the clock as indicative.
Clock breakdown: Statute Window Elapsed Threshold Status
Maine
Discovered: Apr 19, 2024
→ Filed with AG: Aug 6, 2024
109d 90 days ME AG >90d
Maine
Discovered: Apr 19, 2024
→ Notified: Aug 5, 2024
108d 60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days) ME resident >60d

Statute	Window	Elapsed	Threshold	Status
Maine	Discovered: Apr 19, 2024 → Filed with AG: Aug 6, 2024	109d	90 days	ME AG >90d
Maine	Discovered: Apr 19, 2024 → Notified: Aug 5, 2024	108d	60 days (analyst band; statutory cap is 30 days)	ME resident >60d

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 6 filings · 6 states

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Illinois State AGAug 1 · first

Vermont State AG+4d

New Hampshire State AG+5d

Montana State AG+5d

Massachusetts State AG+5d

Maine State AG+5d · this page

Pattern: first filing Aug 1 (IL), last Aug 6 (ME) — a 5-day rolling notification. Rolling spreads often mean counsel is filing as thresholds trip per state. Why this link?

Evidence ladder

Leak-site claim

Attacker assertion only. Establishes: claim date, group, alleged victim.

Press / market report

Unlocks: incident narrative, operational impact. Still no compliance clock.

State AG / regulator filingThis record

Unlocks: discovery date, data types, affected count, compliance clock.

SEC 8-K / victim statement

Unlocks: materiality, stated response, full audit trail. Ceiling removed.

Source URL: https://www.maine.gov/agviewer/content/ag/985235c7-cb95-4be2-8792-a1252b4f8318/08025fef-0f89-4099-9842-66c154b02f84.html
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Aug 6, 2024
Raw hash: cfcd90b3a2dc9329827542132848aed11882a32172e8afe22ab6022696a77d19

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entitySouth Suburban College

Victim entitySouth Suburban College

Incidentdiscovered Apr 19, 2024

Stated responseMoved quickly to secure its network environment

ComplianceME AG >90d

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.maine.gov